The Pirates promoted former head athletic trainer Todd Tomczyk to director of sports medicine Tuesday and named Bryan Housand the head athletic trainer.
Tomczyk spent the past six seasons as head athletic trainer. Housand has been with the Pirates for 17 seasons, the previous two as the athletic training coordinator.
Jim Malone will replace Ricky White as strength coach. Malone previously worked for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets and San Diego Padres and last year was Campbell University’s assistant athletic director for physical development/strength and conditioning.
The changes come after a season in which Starling Marte received an 80-game suspension after testing positive for the steroid Nandrolone and Gregory Polanco went on the disabled list three times because of an injury to his left hamstring.